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Newcomers 2007

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Killeen police, fire services

growing to suit community

lated services from three divisions: Pa-

Special to the Daily Herald

trol, Criminal Investigations and Staff

The Killeen Police Department is a 271-

Services. The department also has its

member organization, with a 208-mem-

own Basic Police Officer Academy

.

ber allotted sworn strength.

The department has a solid working

The department is responsible for

relationship with all segments of the

all police functions in Killeen, a city of

community

.

102,003 population cov-

Regularly meeting with representa-

ering approximately

tives from the NAACP LULAC, MECA,

,

44.4 square miles.

and the Korean community has resulted

The Killeen Police De-

in a better exchange of information and

partment is currently

ideas, the police chief said.

One of the most significant changes

located at 402 N. Sec-

ond St., but the city ap-

will be construction of the new police

headquarters. "Moving forward, I feel

proved a $29 million fa-

confident in the abilities of the men and

cility on the south side

Baldwin

women of the Killeen Police Depart-

of the city to accommo-

ment," Baldwin said. "They are dedi-

date the vast growth. The new facility is

cated professionals that sincerely want to

expected to be completed in 2009.

make a difference in their community"

.

"Killeen's growth is simply phenome-

The Killeen Police Department of-

nal, to say the least," said Killeen Police

Chief Dennis Baldwin in a 2006 interview.

fers many programs to assist the pub-

"This growth poses some challenges, but

lic in its community policing effort to

working together, we will be able to keep

include:

up with it."

KPD provides a full range of police-re-

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